HYLAS 2
| HYLAS 2 | |
|---|---|
| Start date | August 2, 2012, 20:54 UTC |
| Launcher | Ariane 5 ECA VA-208 |
| Launch site | Kourou ELA-3 |
| COSPAR-ID : | 2012-043B |
| Takeoff mass | 3,311 kg |
| Empty mass | 1,532 kg |
| Dimensions | 4.8 × 2.5 × 3.3 m at the start |
| Manufacturer | Orbital Sciences Corporation |
| Satellite bus | STAR-2.4E |
| lifespan | 15 years |
| Stabilization | Three-axis |
| operator | AVANTI Communications |
| Playback information | |
| Transponder | 24 + 6 Ka-band |
| Transponder performance | * Transmission direction: 24 active transponders with 130 W TWTAs
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| Others | |
| Electrical power | 5.14 kW (end of life) |
| Power storage | two 5140 Wh lithium-ion batteries |
| position | |
| Actual position | 33.5 ° West |
| List of geostationary satellites | |
HYLAS 2 (Highly Adaptable Satellite 2) is a commercial communications satellite from Avanti Communications from Great Britain. It is the company's second satellite after HYLAS launched in November 2010.
It was brought into a geostationary transfer orbit on August 2, 2012 at 20:54 UTC with an Ariane 5 launcher from the Kourou rocket launch site (together with Intelsat 20 ). After separation from the rocket 34 minutes after the launch, the satellite reached its geostationary end position with its own propulsion. It was the fiftieth successful launch of an Ariane 5 rocket in series, which also set a new load record with the transport of a payload of 10.2 tons in a geostationary transfer orbit (GTO).
The three-axis stabilized satellite with 24 Ka-band -Endnutzer- and six Gateway - transponders and two extendable reflector antennas with six faces, and a pivotable Nadir equipped antenna. It is to provide data communication services (broadband Internet for companies and video transmissions) from the 33.5 ° West position in Europe, the Middle East and the East and South of Africa. It was built on the basis of the STAR-2.4E satellite bus from Orbital Sciences Corporation and has a planned service life of 15 years.
The launch of Hylas 3 took place in August 2019 as a guest payload on the satellite EDRS-C . The HYLAS 4 satellite was launched in April 2018.
Web links
- Manufacturer website (English)
- Operator website (English)
- Satbeams: HYLAS 2 (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b ArianeSpace: LaunchKit ( Memento of the original from September 19, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 3.4 MB)
- ↑ Arianespace: Arianespace - Press Release - Arianespace launch a success: Ariane 5 ECA orbits HYLAS 2 and HYLAS 2 satellites
- ↑ Heise News: Ariane 5 sets a load record
- ^ Gunter Krebs: EDRS C / HYLAS 3. In: Gunter's Space Page. February 12, 2018, accessed August 7, 2019 .
- ↑ Chris Bergin: Ariane 5 returns with DSN-1 / Superbird-8 and HYLAS 4 success. nasaspaceflight.com, April 5, 2018, accessed May 7, 2018 .
